Flower stand



Jan. 12 1926. 6 1,569,696

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Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

FLOWER steam.

7 Application filed. Septembcr 3, 1924. ,;;'S*eria1 lio. 735,6'08',

B'e it known that we, SAMUEL. A; Ao Ms and JORDAN Lnrc'nsrau, citizens of the Unites States, residin at Merry Hill, in the county of Bertie and of North-Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flower Stands, of which the foliowingisa specification. This invention'relat-es to stands and more partici'ilarly to stands for supportingflower pots and the like. It is desirable that stands for this purpose be more or less ornamental in appearance and yet, they mustcbe inexpensive, tomanufacture in viewgof the-arse to which they are put and; furthermore, in viewvv ofthe' fact that they are ordinarily more or less exposed .to the elements if arranged ufpon porches or yeran-d-asz, Therefore, the present invention has as .one of its objects to providea flower stand which may be manufactured in lare quantities from inexpensive material am, therefore, soldat a low price'antl which Wl-ll., 21l3 the same time, lie-ornamental and attractive in appearance. Another object ofthe invention is to pro fvid'e astand consisting ofa minimum number of parts so constructed and assembled as to render the stand exceptionally substan- I tial and capable of. sustaining considerable weight with regard to its size.

A further obie'ct of the inventionis to pro ride a standso constructed that its component parts may be assembled with maximum case and in an expeditious manner, so that the variousparts having been milled to the required form, the same may be quickly as semh-ied. and the article completed in a miniinumperiorl of time.

In the accompanying drawings: V

Figure 1 is a view partlyin elevation and partly in vertical transverse section, illustrating a stand constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig ure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Briefly stated, the stand embodying the invention comprises a top which is indicated in general by the numeral 1, legs which are indicated in general by the numeral 2, a core block indicated by the numeral 3, and bracing members indicated by the numeral 4.

Each of the legs 2 of the stand comprises a substantially vertically extending upper portion ,-2.1 awash and outwa y e tending interme'diate portion6, and a preferably downwardly and slightly inwardly curvedlower or foot portion 7, the legs be.-

ing ylZl'2lCl8= from wood and turned to the re-' fquired shape, Asstated, the upper portions 5 of! the; legs extend substantially vertically,

and this isl particularly true of the inwardly presented faces 8 ofithe: said portions 5, and V in assembling the upper portions of the legs with the center or core block 3, the said faces 8 ofthe upperportions of the legs are disposed flat against the four side faces of the block and secured thereto by nails or other being symmetrically arranged with relation 2 to the respective faces of the block. assembling and securing together the block 3 and the upper portions of the legs 2, the upper ends of the said p'ortions of the legs and the upper end of the block are brought into exact registration and therefore, combined, form a substantially cruciform flat supporting surface upon. whichthe inter: mediateor central portion of the top '1 is designed to rest, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, and thus be firmly supported; l I 7 Having assembled and secured together the core block and legs, the next step in In thus completing the'structure is todispose the assemblage in centered position upon the under side ofthe top 1, whereupon nails or other suitable "fastening elements 10 are driven diagqna-lly through the upper ends of the portions 5 of the legs and into the underside of the said top without, however, piercing the upper surface of the top and without passing through the upper end of the core block.

To render the structure more substantial and durable, and capable of supporting considerable weight, the bracing or bracket members 4 are provided and these members may be of any desired design and more or less ornamental, and each comprises a vert cal l w r d fa e 11 and a hor z tal upper end face 12. In assembling the bracing members 4 with the structure assembled as so far described, each bracing member is disposed against a respective leg 2 at the outer face of the upper portion 5 thereof with its flat end face 11 resting flat against the said outer face of the said portion of the leg, and a nail orother suitable securing element 13 is driven through the lower end portion of the bracing member, through the said upper portion 5 of the leg, and into the corresponding face of the center or core block 3. The member 4 is at such time so disposed that its face-12 will engage flat against the under side of the top 1, and a nail or other suitable securing element 14 is driven through the upper end portion of said member A and diagonally into the under side of the said top 1, without, however, piercing the upper side of the to 3.

In this manner, the structure is completed and it will be evident by reference to Figure 1, that the structure is exceptionally substantial and durable. It will also be evident that inasmuch as the fastening elements 10 and 14 are driven diagonally into the top 1, the top is more securely united to the supporting under structure than would otherwise be the-case and there is less likelihood of splitting of the top. It will furthermore be evident that inasmuch as the securing elements 13 are driven not only through the bracing members 4 and the upper portions 5 of the legs 2, but also into the center or core block 3, the legs 2 are additionally secured to the said core block but without the employment of additional securing elements. It will also be observed that the center or core block 3 serves not only to suitably space the upper portions of the legs, but, furthermore, it, in combination with the upper ends of the said legs, constitutes a very firm bearing surface for the central portion of the top 1.

it Having thus described the invention, What I claim is:

'1. A stand of the class described comprising a core block having a flat upper end and ing elements secured through the said upper portions of the legs and into the core block, the upper ends of the legs occupying the same plane as the upper end ofthe core block, a top disposed centrally of its under side upon the upper end of the core block and the upper ends of the legs, fastening elements secured through the upper end portions of the legs'and into'the under side,

2. A stand of the class described connprising a core block having a flat upper end andjlat side faces, legs having the inner faces of their upper portions disposed against respective side faces of the core block, fastening elements secured through the said upper portions of the legs and into the core block, the upper ends of the legs occupying the same plane as the upper end of the core block, a top disposed centrally of its under side upon the upper end of the core block and the upper ends of the legs, fastening elements secured diagonally ,7 through the upper end portions of the legs and into the under side of the said top, brace members arranged each between a respective one of the legs and the said top and having a lower end face disposed against the outer face of the upper portion of the respective leg and an upper end face disposed against the under side of the saidvtop, fastening elements secured through the lower end portions of the said brace members, the upper portions of the respective legs, and into the core block, and other fastening elements secured diagonally through the upper end portions of the said brace members and into said top.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

SAMUEL A. ADAMS. JORDAN LEICESTER.

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